Effect of Evening Jogging on Anxiety Reduction among University Students
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2021
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Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
Abstract
University students face study anxiety during examination period. Researcher attempted to test
whether evening jogging could be effective to reduce anxiety among male university students.
Research population was 3rd year students in the Department of Sport Sciences and Physical
Education, Faculty of Applied Sciences in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. A sample of 70
students were selected for the study as 35 students for the experimental group and 35 students for the
control group. State Trait Anxiety Test was used to test the anxiety level of the sample. Scores gained
by the two groups with their answers in the test were taken into consideration in measuring the level
of anxiety where they were in particular situation and generally. paired t test was used for data
analysis. At the beginning, pre-test was conducted using the questionnaire with both experimental
group and the control group. Then, evening jogging treatment was applied to the experimental group.
Jogging was done for 30 minutes for twice a week continuously for four weeks. Mafter the treatment
period, the post test was conducted with both groups using the same questionnaire used in the pre-
test. Results of the scores collectd from the test showed a mean difference of 20.8 that shows a
reduction in the anxiety level of the students. P value of the paired t test conducted for the test results
showed a significant difference in the mean difference between the pre-test and post test results of the
experimental groupas p value<0.01. There was no significant difference between the values of the
pre-test and post-test of the control group.therefore it can be concluded evidently that evening
jogging can effect to reduce the anxiety among male university students.
Keywords: Male students; Anxiety; Evening jogging; State trait anxiety test
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Humanities, Social & Library Sciences, Higher Education, Anxiety Reduction, Sociology